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E. MO ULARD & .1. GUENY. APPARATUS FOR BLUTTING 0R DRYING WRITING,

(Application filed Mar. 29, 189B.)

(No Model.)

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llNrrnDSTATEs PATENT APPARATUS FOR BLOTTING OR DRYING WRITlNG.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 609,158, dated August 16, 1898..

Application filed March 29, 1893. Serial No. 675,628. (No model.)

To a whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, EDOUARD MOULARD and JOSEPH GUENY, citizens of the Republic of France, residing at Lyons, France, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Apparatus for Blotting or Drying Writing, (for which we have obtained patents in France, deposited October 4, 1897, granted January 25, 1898, No. 271,105, and in Great Britain, dated November 11, 1897, No. 26,329,) of which the following is a full, clear, and exact specification.

The endless blotter forming the subject of the present invention is intended to dry writing without loss of time and can for this purpose be fixed to the end of the penholderstick, as represented in the accompanying drawings.

Figure 1 is a front view of the complete ap paratus fixed to the stick of a penholder. Fig. 2 is a similar view with the endless blotter removed. Fig. 3 is an end view of the apparatus, showing one side of the frame turned down. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the apparatus in position for placing the endless blotter in position.

The apparatus consists of two rollers A B, of lightmaterial, turning freely in a frame 0 D E, the base D of which is fixed to the end of the stick F of the penholder. The arm C of the frame is fixed rigidly to the base. The other arm E is hinged and can be turned down, as represented at Figs. 3 and 4..

On the fixed arm 0 are fixed two parallel axles M and H. Upon the axle M the upper roller A is mounted and rotates, and upon the other, H, two links G G are mounted with capability of turning thereon. These links carry the lower roller 13. The free ends of these axles M H are united by a link I, which keeps them parallel with each other. Finally the ends of the axles of the two rollers and of the intermediate axle H pass into holes made in the hinged arm E, which latter is held in its closed position (see Figs. 1 and 2) by a The endless blotter O, passing over the two rollers, is held laterally by flanges fixed to or forming part of the lower roller and travels around the two rollers when the upper roller is caused to rotate by rolling it upon the writing to be dried.

To place or replace an endless blotter in position, the hinged arm E is lowered, and the lower roller is caused to approach the upper roller by turning it around the axle E into the position shown at Fig. 4. The endless blotter after having been placed round the rollers is distended by returning the roller B to its position, (see Fig. 3,) and, lastly, the turning up of the arm E firmly secures all.

This apparatus when mounted on a penholder will be of small dimensions and con- JEDOUARD MOULARD AND JOSEPI-l GUENY, OF LYONS, FRANCE.

and in engagement with the movable roller to hold it in position when at its greatest distance from the other roller, substantially as described.

2. In apparatus for drying writing, the combination of a frame having one fixed and one hinged arm, two axles fixed in the fixed arm, a roller mounted on one of said axles, two links mounted on the other axle, a link to receive the free ends of said axles, and retain the latter parallel with each other, an axle mounted in the free ends of the two links, a roller mounted on the latter axle, an endless blotter-band passed around the rollers, there being holes in the hinged arm to receive the ends of the axles at that side of the frame, and a spring-catch to retain the hingedarm in its closed position, substantially as herein set forth.

3. In apparatus for drying writing the combination with the stick of a penholder, of a frame having one fixed and one hinged arm, two axles fixed in the fixed arm, a roller mounted on one of said axles, two links mounted on the other axle, a link to receive the free ends of said axles and retain the latter parallel with each other, an axle mounted in the free ends of the two links, a roller mounted on the latter axle, an endless blotter-band passed around the'rollers,there being holes in the hinged arm to receive the ends of the axles at that side of the frame, and a spring-catch to retain the hinged arm in its closed position, substantially as herein set forth.

.In witness. whereof We have hereunto set our hands in presence of two witnesses.

EDOUARD MOULARD. JOSEPH GUENY.

Witnesses:

YVEN RABILLOUD, GASTON JEANNIAUX. 

